kana

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名(かな) (kana, “phonetic character”, literally “borrowed character”, from the way that kana were originally Chinese characters "borrowed" for their phonetic values).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːnə/, [ˈkʰɑːnə]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

kana (plural kana or kanas)

The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.
A hiragana or katakana character.

Related terms

Translations

Japanese syllabaries

Arabic: كَانَا (ar) f (kānā)
Belarusian: ка́на f (kána)
Bulgarian: ка́на (bg) f (kána)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 假名 (zh) (jiǎmíng)
Czech: kana (cs) f
Finnish: kana (fi)
French: kana (fr) m
German: Kana f
Greek: κάνα (el) f (kána)
Hebrew: קאנה f (kána)
Hindi: काना (hi) m (kānā)
Japanese: 仮名 (ja) (かな, kana)
Korean: 가나 (ko) (gana)
Macedonian: ка́на f (kána)
Malay: kana (ms)
Marathi: काना m (kānā)
Mongolian: кана (kana)
Persian: کانا (fa) (kânâ)
Polish: kana (pl) f
Portuguese: kana (pt) m
Russian: ка́на (ru) f (kána)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: кана f

Roman: kana (sh) f
Spanish: kana (es) m
Tajik: кана (kana)
Thai: คะนะ (ká-ná)
Ukrainian: ка́на f (kána)
Urdu: کانا (kānā)
Vietnamese: kana (vi)

Etymology 2

Verb

kana (invariable)

(Singapore, Singlish) Alternative form of kena

Anagrams

Akan, knaa, naka

Apalaí

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *kana (“fish”).

Noun

kana

fish

Atong (India)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kana/

Noun

kana (Bengali script কানা)

blind person

References

van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Balinese

Romanization

kana

Romanization of ᬓᬦ
Romanization of ᬓᬦᬵ

Big Nambas

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkana/

Pronoun

kana

I

References

Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton canaff, from Proto-Brythonic *kėnɨd (compare Welsh canu), from Proto-Celtic *kaneti (“to sing”) (compare Irish canadh), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

Verb

kana

to sing

Mutation

Mutation of *kana*
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
kana	gana	c'hana	unchanged	unchanged

Cebuano

Alternative forms

na — short form, only used mid-sentence

Etymology

Initial "ka-" is shared with other demonstratives kari (“this”), kani (“this”) and kadto (“that”). Related to dinha (“there”), nganha (“hither”), anaa (“there be”), and anha (“to go”), in a similar pattern with other Cebuano demonstrative pronouns. Compare Hiligaynon ina, Tagalog iyan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈnaʔ/ [kɐˈn̪aʔ]

Hyphenation: ka‧na

Adverb

kanâ

that (near the listener)

Chuukese

Determiner

kana

(possessive subject marker) those

Related terms

ekkana

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkana]

Verb

kana

masculine singular present transgressive of kanout

Estonian

Kana.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Finnish kana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑnɑ]
Hyphenation: ka‧na
Rhymes: -ɑnɑ

Noun

kana (genitive kana, partitive kana)

chicken
(specifically) hen

Declension

Declension of kana (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kana	kanad
accusative	nom.	kana
accusative	gen.	kana
genitive		kana	kanade
partitive		kana	kanu kanasid
illative		kanna kanasse	kanadesse kanusse
inessive		kanas	kanades kanus
elative		kanast	kanadest kanust
allative		kanale	kanadele kanule
adessive		kanal	kanadel kanul
ablative		kanalt	kanadelt kanult
translative		kanaks	kanadeks kanuks
terminative		kanani	kanadeni
essive		kanana	kanadena
abessive		kanata	kanadeta
comitative		kanaga	kanadega

Derived terms

kanamuna

References

“kana”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kani, from Proto-Oceanic *kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

kana

to eat (consume)

Noun

kana

meal

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
Hyphenation^(key): ka‧na

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kana, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hanô (“rooster, cock”),^[1] from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”). Cognates include Estonian kana, English hen.

Noun

kana

chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus, Gallus domesticus)
Synonyms: kaakattaja, munija, (collective) siipikarja

kanalintu ― gallinaceous bird
1. chicken (meat from this bird eaten as food)
  Synonym: kananliha
hen (female chicken)
hen (female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl)
(derogatory) An unintelligent, talkative woman.
Synonym: kanamainen nainen
(archaic) woman, sweetheart
Synonyms: (archaic) kulta, rakastajatar, vaimo, nainen
- 1835, Elias Lönnrot, Kalevala:
  Sanoi Pohjolan emäntä, itse lausui, noin nimesi:/ Kummallenp’ on mielit mennä, kun tulevat tahtomahan/ ikuiseksi ystäväksi, kainaloiseksi kanaksi?
  Said the mistress of Pohjola, stated herself, thus worded:/ To which one do you want to go, when they come to woo you/ to be their eternal friend, a chicken under their arm?

Usage notes

The word kana usually refers to a mature bird. The Finnish translation for "chicken" in the sense "young hen" is kananpoika or broileri.

Declension

Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kana	kanat
genitive		kanan	kanojen
partitive		kanaa	kanoja
illative		kanaan	kanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kana	kanat
accusative	nom.	kana	kanat
accusative	gen.	kanan	kanat
genitive		kanan	kanojen kanain ^rare
partitive		kanaa	kanoja
inessive		kanassa	kanoissa
elative		kanasta	kanoista
illative		kanaan	kanoihin
adessive		kanalla	kanoilla
ablative		kanalta	kanoilta
allative		kanalle	kanoille
essive		kanana	kanoina
translative		kanaksi	kanoiksi
abessive		kanatta	kanoitta
instructive		—	kanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanani	kanani
accusative	nom.	kanani	kanani
accusative	gen.	kanani	kanani
genitive		kanani	kanojeni kanaini ^rare
partitive		kanaani	kanojani
inessive		kanassani	kanoissani
elative		kanastani	kanoistani
illative		kanaani	kanoihini
adessive		kanallani	kanoillani
ablative		kanaltani	kanoiltani
allative		kanalleni	kanoilleni
essive		kananani	kanoinani
translative		kanakseni	kanoikseni
abessive		kanattani	kanoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanasi	kanasi
accusative	nom.	kanasi	kanasi
accusative	gen.	kanasi	kanasi
genitive		kanasi	kanojesi kanaisi ^rare
partitive		kanaasi	kanojasi
inessive		kanassasi	kanoissasi
elative		kanastasi	kanoistasi
illative		kanaasi	kanoihisi
adessive		kanallasi	kanoillasi
ablative		kanaltasi	kanoiltasi
allative		kanallesi	kanoillesi
essive		kananasi	kanoinasi
translative		kanaksesi	kanoiksesi
abessive		kanattasi	kanoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanamme	kanamme
accusative	nom.	kanamme	kanamme
accusative	gen.	kanamme	kanamme
genitive		kanamme	kanojemme kanaimme ^rare
partitive		kanaamme	kanojamme
inessive		kanassamme	kanoissamme
elative		kanastamme	kanoistamme
illative		kanaamme	kanoihimme
adessive		kanallamme	kanoillamme
ablative		kanaltamme	kanoiltamme
allative		kanallemme	kanoillemme
essive		kananamme	kanoinamme
translative		kanaksemme	kanoiksemme
abessive		kanattamme	kanoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kananne	kananne
accusative	nom.	kananne	kananne
accusative	gen.	kananne	kananne
genitive		kananne	kanojenne kanainne ^rare
partitive		kanaanne	kanojanne
inessive		kanassanne	kanoissanne
elative		kanastanne	kanoistanne
illative		kanaanne	kanoihinne
adessive		kanallanne	kanoillanne
ablative		kanaltanne	kanoiltanne
allative		kanallenne	kanoillenne
essive		kanananne	kanoinanne
translative		kanaksenne	kanoiksenne
abessive		kanattanne	kanoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanansa	kanansa
accusative	nom.	kanansa	kanansa
accusative	gen.	kanansa	kanansa
genitive		kanansa	kanojensa kanainsa ^rare
partitive		kanaansa	kanojaan kanojansa
inessive		kanassaan kanassansa	kanoissaan kanoissansa
elative		kanastaan kanastansa	kanoistaan kanoistansa
illative		kanaansa	kanoihinsa
adessive		kanallaan kanallansa	kanoillaan kanoillansa
ablative		kanaltaan kanaltansa	kanoiltaan kanoiltansa
allative		kanalleen kanallensa	kanoilleen kanoillensa
essive		kananaan kananansa	kanoinaan kanoinansa
translative		kanakseen kanaksensa	kanoikseen kanoiksensa
abessive		kanattaan kanattansa	kanoittaan kanoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoineen kanoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

References

^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kana”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名(かな) (kana).

Noun

kana

kana (Japanese syllabary)

Declension

Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kana	kanat
genitive		kanan	kanojen
partitive		kanaa	kanoja
illative		kanaan	kanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kana	kanat
accusative	nom.	kana	kanat
accusative	gen.	kanan	kanat
genitive		kanan	kanojen kanain ^rare
partitive		kanaa	kanoja
inessive		kanassa	kanoissa
elative		kanasta	kanoista
illative		kanaan	kanoihin
adessive		kanalla	kanoilla
ablative		kanalta	kanoilta
allative		kanalle	kanoille
essive		kanana	kanoina
translative		kanaksi	kanoiksi
abessive		kanatta	kanoitta
instructive		—	kanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanani	kanani
accusative	nom.	kanani	kanani
accusative	gen.	kanani	kanani
genitive		kanani	kanojeni kanaini ^rare
partitive		kanaani	kanojani
inessive		kanassani	kanoissani
elative		kanastani	kanoistani
illative		kanaani	kanoihini
adessive		kanallani	kanoillani
ablative		kanaltani	kanoiltani
allative		kanalleni	kanoilleni
essive		kananani	kanoinani
translative		kanakseni	kanoikseni
abessive		kanattani	kanoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanasi	kanasi
accusative	nom.	kanasi	kanasi
accusative	gen.	kanasi	kanasi
genitive		kanasi	kanojesi kanaisi ^rare
partitive		kanaasi	kanojasi
inessive		kanassasi	kanoissasi
elative		kanastasi	kanoistasi
illative		kanaasi	kanoihisi
adessive		kanallasi	kanoillasi
ablative		kanaltasi	kanoiltasi
allative		kanallesi	kanoillesi
essive		kananasi	kanoinasi
translative		kanaksesi	kanoiksesi
abessive		kanattasi	kanoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanamme	kanamme
accusative	nom.	kanamme	kanamme
accusative	gen.	kanamme	kanamme
genitive		kanamme	kanojemme kanaimme ^rare
partitive		kanaamme	kanojamme
inessive		kanassamme	kanoissamme
elative		kanastamme	kanoistamme
illative		kanaamme	kanoihimme
adessive		kanallamme	kanoillamme
ablative		kanaltamme	kanoiltamme
allative		kanallemme	kanoillemme
essive		kananamme	kanoinamme
translative		kanaksemme	kanoiksemme
abessive		kanattamme	kanoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kananne	kananne
accusative	nom.	kananne	kananne
accusative	gen.	kananne	kananne
genitive		kananne	kanojenne kanainne ^rare
partitive		kanaanne	kanojanne
inessive		kanassanne	kanoissanne
elative		kanastanne	kanoistanne
illative		kanaanne	kanoihinne
adessive		kanallanne	kanoillanne
ablative		kanaltanne	kanoiltanne
allative		kanallenne	kanoillenne
essive		kanananne	kanoinanne
translative		kanaksenne	kanoiksenne
abessive		kanattanne	kanoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanansa	kanansa
accusative	nom.	kanansa	kanansa
accusative	gen.	kanansa	kanansa
genitive		kanansa	kanojensa kanainsa ^rare
partitive		kanaansa	kanojaan kanojansa
inessive		kanassaan kanassansa	kanoissaan kanoissansa
elative		kanastaan kanastansa	kanoistaan kanoistansa
illative		kanaansa	kanoihinsa
adessive		kanallaan kanallansa	kanoillaan kanoillansa
ablative		kanaltaan kanaltansa	kanoiltaan kanoiltansa
allative		kanalleen kanallensa	kanoilleen kanoillensa
essive		kananaan kananansa	kanoinaan kanoinansa
translative		kanakseen kanaksensa	kanoikseen kanoiksensa
abessive		kanattaan kanattansa	kanoittaan kanoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoineen kanoinensa

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Old Swedish kana.

Noun

kana (dialectal)

Synonym of kokka (“bow of a boat”)

Declension

Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kana	kanat
genitive		kanan	kanojen
partitive		kanaa	kanoja
illative		kanaan	kanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kana	kanat
accusative	nom.	kana	kanat
accusative	gen.	kanan	kanat
genitive		kanan	kanojen kanain ^rare
partitive		kanaa	kanoja
inessive		kanassa	kanoissa
elative		kanasta	kanoista
illative		kanaan	kanoihin
adessive		kanalla	kanoilla
ablative		kanalta	kanoilta
allative		kanalle	kanoille
essive		kanana	kanoina
translative		kanaksi	kanoiksi
abessive		kanatta	kanoitta
instructive		—	kanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanani	kanani
accusative	nom.	kanani	kanani
accusative	gen.	kanani	kanani
genitive		kanani	kanojeni kanaini ^rare
partitive		kanaani	kanojani
inessive		kanassani	kanoissani
elative		kanastani	kanoistani
illative		kanaani	kanoihini
adessive		kanallani	kanoillani
ablative		kanaltani	kanoiltani
allative		kanalleni	kanoilleni
essive		kananani	kanoinani
translative		kanakseni	kanoikseni
abessive		kanattani	kanoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanasi	kanasi
accusative	nom.	kanasi	kanasi
accusative	gen.	kanasi	kanasi
genitive		kanasi	kanojesi kanaisi ^rare
partitive		kanaasi	kanojasi
inessive		kanassasi	kanoissasi
elative		kanastasi	kanoistasi
illative		kanaasi	kanoihisi
adessive		kanallasi	kanoillasi
ablative		kanaltasi	kanoiltasi
allative		kanallesi	kanoillesi
essive		kananasi	kanoinasi
translative		kanaksesi	kanoiksesi
abessive		kanattasi	kanoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanamme	kanamme
accusative	nom.	kanamme	kanamme
accusative	gen.	kanamme	kanamme
genitive		kanamme	kanojemme kanaimme ^rare
partitive		kanaamme	kanojamme
inessive		kanassamme	kanoissamme
elative		kanastamme	kanoistamme
illative		kanaamme	kanoihimme
adessive		kanallamme	kanoillamme
ablative		kanaltamme	kanoiltamme
allative		kanallemme	kanoillemme
essive		kananamme	kanoinamme
translative		kanaksemme	kanoiksemme
abessive		kanattamme	kanoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kananne	kananne
accusative	nom.	kananne	kananne
accusative	gen.	kananne	kananne
genitive		kananne	kanojenne kanainne ^rare
partitive		kanaanne	kanojanne
inessive		kanassanne	kanoissanne
elative		kanastanne	kanoistanne
illative		kanaanne	kanoihinne
adessive		kanallanne	kanoillanne
ablative		kanaltanne	kanoiltanne
allative		kanallenne	kanoillenne
essive		kanananne	kanoinanne
translative		kanaksenne	kanoiksenne
abessive		kanattanne	kanoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kanansa	kanansa
accusative	nom.	kanansa	kanansa
accusative	gen.	kanansa	kanansa
genitive		kanansa	kanojensa kanainsa ^rare
partitive		kanaansa	kanojaan kanojansa
inessive		kanassaan kanassansa	kanoissaan kanoissansa
elative		kanastaan kanastansa	kanoistaan kanoistansa
illative		kanaansa	kanoihinsa
adessive		kanallaan kanallansa	kanoillaan kanoillansa
ablative		kanaltaan kanaltansa	kanoiltaan kanoiltansa
allative		kanalleen kanallensa	kanoilleen kanoillensa
essive		kananaan kananansa	kanoinaan kanoinansa
translative		kanakseen kanaksensa	kanoikseen kanoiksensa
abessive		kanattaan kanattansa	kanoittaan kanoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kanoineen kanoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

peräkanaa

Anagrams

-kaan, akan

French

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Noun

kana m (plural kanas)

kana

Hanunoo

Etymology

Compare Tagalog kina.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkana/ [ˈkɐ.na]
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: ka‧na

Preposition

kana (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜨ)

used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns: to; toward; of; from; etc.
kana Gawid ― to/for/of/from Gawid and his companions, family, etc.

Usage notes

Used for multiple people. When referring to a single person, use kan.
Even if only one person's name was mentioned, a group of people that includes person is implied.

Ingrian

Kana.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana. Cognates include Finnish kana and Estonian kana.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑnɑ]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑnɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kana

hen
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
  Kana, ka-ka-ka, na, mama, kana.
  A hen, cluck cluck cluck, here, mommy, a hen.
- 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
  Kana kaakatta. Sika röhkää.
  A hen cackles. A pig oinks.
- 1937, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 80:
  Kanan äänee jooksi pertist Darja-ämmä.
  Granny Darja ran out of the cottage towards the sound of the hen.

Declension

Declension of kana (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kana	kanat
genitive	kanan	kannoin
partitive	kannaa	kanoja
illative	kannaa	kannoi
inessive	kanas	kanois
elative	kanast	kanoist
allative	kanalle	kanoille
adessive	kanal	kanoil
ablative	kanalt	kanoilt
translative	kanaks	kanoiks
essive	kananna, kannaan	kanoinna, kannoin
exessive¹⁾	kanant	kanoint
¹⁾ obsolete ^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka^? or -kä^? to the genitive.

Soikkola declension of kana
	singular	plural
nominative	kana	kanat
genitive	kanan	kannoin
partitive	kannaa	kannooja
illative	kannaa	kannoi
inessive	kanas	kanois
elative	kanast	kanoist
allative	kanalle	kanoille
adessive	kanal	kanoil
ablative	kanalt	kanoilt
translative	kanaks	kanoiks
essive	kannaan	kannoin
exessive¹⁾	kannaant	kannoint
¹⁾ Obsolete ^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Coordinate terms

kukko (“rooster”)

Derived terms

(diminutive) kanain

References

Fedor Tumansky (1790) “кана”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 681
V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 58
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 130
Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[4], →ISBN, page 79

Japanese

Romanization

kana

Rōmaji transcription of かな

Kamba

**Kamba cardinal numbers**
< 3	4	5 >
Cardinal : kana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

Numeral

kana

four

Kamba Number Inflections

Noun Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
singular	Mundu	Muti	Numba	Kimanda	Itumbi	Uwathi	Kaindo	Wandu	Kuthaima
One - mondi	mondi	mmondi	mondi	kimondi	imondi	mondi	kamondi	wamondi	kumondi
plural	Andu	Miti	Numba	Imanda	Matumbi	Mbathi	Tuindo	Wandu	Kuthaima
Two - keri	aeri	yeri	yiri	iyiri	mairi	yiri	twiri	wairi	kwiri
Three - kadatu	adatu	midatu	datu	idatu	madatu	datu	tudatu	wadetu	kudatu
Four - kana	akana	mina	kana	ina	mana	kana	twana	wana	kwana
Five - kathano	athano	mithano	thano	ithano	mathano	thano	tuthano	wathano	kuthano
Six - thandatu	thandatu	thandato	thandatu	thandatu	thandatu	thandatu	thandatu	thandatu	thandatu
Seven - monza	monza	mimonza	monza	imonza	mamonza	monza	tumonza	wamonza	kumonza
Eight - nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya
Nine - kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda
Ten - ikumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

cana (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəˈna/ [kəˈnä]
IPA^(key): /kəˈnaʔ/ [kəˈnäʔ]
Hyphenation: ka‧na

Determiner

kana or kanâ

put; to place
Synonym: lage
to leave something somewhere
Synonym: maglakuwan

Etymology 2

From ka +‎ na.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəˈna/ [kəˈnä]
Hyphenation: ka‧na

Adverb

kana

expression to indicate an uncertainty or doubt; I wonder; maybe
Makabalu kana?
I wonder if you already know?

Manisip kana?
I wonder if you're thinking something?

Karelian

Regional variants of *kana*
North Karelian (Viena)	kana
South Karelian (Tver)	kana

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana. Cognates include Finnish kana and Estonian kana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnɑ/
Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kana (genitive kanan, partitive kanua)

hen

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of kana (type 4/kala, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kana	kanat
genitive	kanan	kanojen
partitive	kanua	kanoja
illative	kanah	kanoih
inessive	kanašša	kanoissa
elative	kanašta	kanoista
adessive	kanalla	kanoilla
ablative	kanalta	kanoilta
translative	kanakši	kanoiksi
essive	kanana	kanoina
comitative	—	kanoineh
abessive	kanatta	kanoitta

Tver Karelian declension of kana (type 4/kala no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kana	kanat
genitive	kanan	kanoin
partitive	kanua	kanoida
illative	kanah	kanoih
inessive	kanašša	kanoissa
elative	kanašta	kanoista
adessive	kanalla	kanoilla
ablative	kanalda	kanoilda
translative	kanakši	kanoiksi
essive	kanana	kanoina
comitative	kananke	kanoinke
abessive	kanatta	kanoitta

Possessive forms of kana
1st person	kanani
2nd person	kanaš
3rd person	kanah
^*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Derived terms

nokikana

References

A. V. Punzhina (1994) “kana”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “курица”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kana/

Conjunction

kana

or, whether

References

“kana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 206. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kanne, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkana]

Noun

kana f (diminutive kanka)

jug, pot (e.g. for coffee or tea)

Declension

Declension of kana

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kana	kanje	kany
Genitive	kany	kanowu	kanow
Dative	kanje	kanoma	kanam
Accusative	kanu	kanje	kany
Instrumental	kanu	kanoma	kanami
Locative	kanje	kanoma	kanach

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana. Cognates include Finnish kana and Veps kana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnɑ/
Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kana

chicken

Declension

Declension of kana (Type 1/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kana	kanad
genitive	kanan	kanoiden
partitive	kanad	kanoid
illative	kanah	kanoihe
inessive	kanas	kanoiš
elative	kanaspiä	kanoišpiä
allative	kanale	kanoile
adessive	kanal	kanoil
ablative	kanalpiä	kanoilpiä
translative	kanaks	kanoikš
essive	kanan	kanoin
abessive	kanata	kanoita
^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References

Juho Kujola (1944) Lyydiläismurteiden sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 105
M. Pahomov (2022) “kana”, in Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎^[5], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN, page 61

Makasar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkana]

Verb

kana (Lontara spelling ᨀᨊ, semi-transitive akkana)

(transitive) to say

Noun

kana (Lontara spelling ᨀᨊ)

word

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi खाना (khānā).

Noun

kana

food

References

Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Nheengatu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi kana, borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese cana, from Old Galician-Portuguese cana, from Latin canna, borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā), borrowed from Akkadian qanûm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkana/, (Rio Negro) [ˈkã.nɐ]
Rhymes: -ana
Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kana (plural kana-itá)

sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
Synonyms: murí-seẽ, tabuka-seẽ

Related terms

References

Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “kana”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 367

Old Javanese

Etymology 1

Unknown

Adverb

kana

there
then

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably from Sanskrit कङ्कण (kaṅkaṇa, “bracelet”).

Noun

kana

bracelet

Descendants

→ Balinese: ᬓᬦ (kana, “bracelet”)

Old Tupi

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese cana, from Old Galician-Portuguese cana, from Latin canna, borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā), borrowed from Akkadian qanûm.

Noun

kana (?)

(LGA) sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
Synonym: takûare'ẽ

Descendants

Nheengatu: kana

References

Anton Meisterburg (a. 1756) “Cana de assucar”, in [Dicionário de Trier] (overall work in Portuguese and Old Tupi), Baixo Xingu, Pará, page 9r, column 1, line 94; republished as Jean-Claude Muller et al., editors, Dicionário de língua geral amazônica, Potsdam: University of Potsdam, 2019, →DOI, page 127: “cana [kana]”

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese caminhar and Spanish caminar and Kabuverdianu kaminha.

Verb

kana

to walk
to go

Portuguese

Noun

kana m (uncountable)

kana (Japanese syllabaries)

Rayón Zoque

Noun

kana

salt

Derived terms

References

Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎^[6] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 12

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कदा (kadā).

Adverb

kana

when

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish قنا (kına), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kâna/
Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏на)

henna (Lawsonia inermis) (shrub; dye)

Declension

Declension of kana

	singular	plural
nominative	kȁna	kane
genitive	kane	kȃnā
dative	kani	kanama
accusative	kanu	kane
vocative	kano	kane
locative	kani	kanama
instrumental	kanom	kanama

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名 (kana).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kǎna/
Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kàna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀на)

kana

Declension

Declension of kana

	singular	plural
nominative	kana	kane
genitive	kane	kana
dative	kani	kanama
accusative	kanu	kane
vocative	kano	kane
locative	kani	kanama
instrumental	kanom	kanama

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

-kana (infinitive kukana)

to deny, to reject, to say no, to decline, to negate, to disown

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kana

Positive present	-nakana
Subjunctive	-kane
Negative	-kani
Imperative singular	kana

Infinitives

Positive	kukana
Negative	kutokana

Imperatives

Singular	kana
Plural	kaneni

Tensed forms

Habitual	hukana
Positive past	positive subject concord + -likana
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kukana

Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakana)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninakana/nakana	tunakana
2nd person		unakana	mnakana
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anakana	wanakana
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -nakana

Negative present (negative subject concord + -kani)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		sikani	hatukani
2nd person		hukani	hamkani
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	hakani	hawakani
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -kani

Positive future	positive subject concord + -takana
Negative future	negative subject concord + -takana

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kane)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nikane	tukane
2nd person		ukane	mkane
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	akane	wakane
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -kane

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -sikane
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngekana
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singekana
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngalikana
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singalikana

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akana)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nakana	twakana
2nd person		wakana	mwakana
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	akana	wakana
	m-mi_(III/IV)	wakana	yakana
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lakana	yakana
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chakana	vyakana
	n_(IX/X)	yakana	zakana
	u_(XI)	wakana	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwakana
	pa_(XVI)	pakana
	mu_(XVIII)	mwakana

Perfect	positive subject concord + -mekana
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshakana
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -jakana
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kikana
"If not"	positive subject concord + -sipokana
Consecutive	kakana / positive subject concord + -kakana
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kakane

Object concord (indicative positive)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		-nikana	-tukana
2nd person		-kukana	-wakana/-kukaneni/-wakaneni
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	-mkana	-wakana
	m-mi_(III/IV)	-ukana	-ikana
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	-likana	-yakana
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kikana	-vikana
	n_(IX/X)	-ikana	-zikana
	u_(XI)	-ukana	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	-kukana
	pa_(XVI)	-pakana
	mu_(XVIII)	-mukana
Reflexive		-jikana

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kana- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-kanaye	-kanao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-kanao	-kanayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-kanalo	-kanayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kanacho	-kanavyo
n_(IX/X)	-kanayo	-kanazo
u_(XI)	-kanao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kanako
pa_(XVI)	-kanapo
mu_(XVIII)	-kanamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kana)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yekana	-okana
m-mi_(III/IV)	-okana	-yokana
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lokana	-yokana
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-chokana	-vyokana
n_(IX/X)	-yokana	-zokana
u_(XI)	-okana	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kokana
pa_(XVI)	-pokana
mu_(XVIII)	-mokana

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kana c

slide (mostly as a toy)

Declension

Declension of kana

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kana	kanas
singular	definite	kanan	kanans
plural	indefinite	kanor	kanors
plural	definite	kanorna	kanornas

Related terms

Verb

kana (present kanar, preterite kanade, supine kanat, imperative kana)

to slide (mostly of people or vehicles, relating to icy ground)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kana (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kana		—
Supine	kanat		—
Imperative	kana		—
Imper. plural¹	kanen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kanar	kanade	—	—
Ind. plural¹	kana	kanade	—	—
Subjunctive²	kane	kanade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	kanande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

Anagrams

anka

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay kena (“to contact; to have to do, to need to do; to be precise; deceived”), from Old Malay knā, from Proto-Austronesian *kəNa (“be ensnared, caught in a trap; suffer, undergo, be struck by something; be entrapped or deceived; hit the mark, be ‘on target’, correct, right, true”). Compare Ilocano kenna.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈnaʔ/ [kɐˈn̪aʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: ka‧na

Noun

kanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)

deception; falsity
action or work
Synonym: gawa

Nakana na ang wika ko.
My word has been done.
exertion; effort; deed; accomplishment
Synonym: gawa
application; actualization; appropriation; usage for some purpose
Synonyms: akma, lapat, kabit

walang kapapakanan ― no purpose
fighting with the fists
Synonyms: laban, away, babag, buntalan, suntukan
(obsolete) deception or falsification of the weight of scales
May kana ang talaro mong iyan.
That scale of yours has some falsification.
(obsolete) imposition of a penalty or payment
Kanan mo ng dusa ang talampasan.
Impose suffering to the wicked.

Derived terms

Adjective

kanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)

fixed; set in place
set as a trap; ready; readied (as of a gun)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈnaʔ/ [kɐˈn̪aʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: ka‧na

Noun

kanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ) (colloquial)

Clipping of amerikana.

Related terms

Kano

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈna/ [kɐˈn̪a]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ka‧na

Preposition

kaná (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)

Alternative form of kina

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkanaʔ/ [ˈkaː.n̪ɐʔ]
Rhymes: -anaʔ
Syllabification: ka‧na

Noun

kanà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ) (obsolete)

menarche; a woman's first menstruation
Synonyms: abot-tubo, unang dating

May kana na itong bata.
The child already had her (first) menstruation.

Anagrams

ka- -an, naka-, anak

Tooro

**Tooro numbers ^(edit)**
^{[a], [b], [c]} ← 3	4	5 → ^{[a], [b], [c]}
Cardinal: -na, (in abstract counting) ina Ordinal: -a kana Adverbial: kana, enyakana, emirundi ena Fractional: ekicweka ekya kana

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kána/

Adverb

kana

four times

Synonyms

Turkish

Noun

kana

dative singular of kan

Venda

Conjunction

kana

or
nor

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô.

Noun

kana

chicken

Inflection

Inflection of kana (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	kana
genitive sing.	kanan
partitive sing.	kanad
partitive plur.	kanoid
	singular	plural
nominative	kana	kanad
accusative	kanan	kanad
genitive	kanan	kanoiden
partitive	kanad	kanoid
essive-instructive	kanan	kanoin
translative	kanaks	kanoikš

inessive	kanas	kanoiš
elative	kanaspäi	kanoišpäi
illative	kanaha	kanoihe

adessive	kanal	kanoil
ablative	kanalpäi	kanoilpäi
allative	kanale	kanoile

abessive	kanata	kanoita
comitative	kananke	kanoidenke
prolative	kanadme	kanoidme

approximative I	kananno	kanoidenno
approximative II	kanannoks	kanoidennoks
egressive	kanannopäi	kanoidennopäi

terminative I	kanahasai	kanoihesai
terminative II	kanalesai	kanoilesai
terminative III	kanassai	—

additive I	kanahapäi	kanoihepäi
additive II	kanalepäi	kanoilepäi

Derived terms

References

Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “курица”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[8], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Estonian kana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑnɑ/

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Noun

kana (genitive kana, partitive kanna)

chicken

Inflection

Inflection of kana

	singular	plural
nominative	kana	kanaq
accusative	kana	kanaq
genitive	kana	kanno
partitive	kanna	kanno
illative	kanna	kanno kannohe
inessive	kanan kanahn	kanon kannon kanohn kannohn
elative	kanast	kanost kannost
allative	kanalõ	kanolõ kannolõ
adessive	kanal	kanol kannol
ablative	kanalt	kanolt kannolt
translative	kanas	kanos kannos
terminative	kananiq	kanoniq kannoniq
abessive	kanaldaq	kanoldaq kannoldaq
comitative	kanagaq	kannogaq

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana.

Pronunciation

(Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑnɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kana

hen, chicken

Inflection

Declension of kana (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kana	kanad
genitive	kana	kanojõ, kanoi
partitive	kanna	kanoitõ, kanoi
illative	kannasõ, kanna	kanoisõ
inessive	kanaz	kanoiz
elative	kanassõ	kanoissõ
allative	kanalõ	kanoilõ
adessive	kanallõ	kanoillõ
ablative	kanaltõ	kanoiltõ
translative	kanassi	kanoissi
^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the terminative** is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ^*) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kana”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Warlpiri

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkɐna]

Noun

kana

digging stick

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV	kana
Brazilian standard	kana
New Tribes	cana

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *kana (“fish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kana]

Noun

kana

Amazon brycon, a fish of species Brycon amazonicus

References

Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “kana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[9], Lyon
Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “kana:”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University
Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 36: “kana”

[1] Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kana”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

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	Direct*		Indirect*		Oblique	Locative	Allative	Existential**		Interjection**		Manner**
	Full	Short	Full	Short	Oblique	Locative	Allative	Full	Short	Full	Short	Full	Short
Near speaker***	karí kirí	ri	niari niiri	ari iri	kan-ari^† kan-iri^†	dirí	ngarí	adia	dia	diará	dará	ingon ari	Ø
Near speaker and listener***	kaní kiní	ni	niani niini	ani ini	kan-ani^† kan-ini^†	dinhi	nganhi	ania	nia	niará	Ø	ingon ani	ing-ani in-ani
Near listener	kanâ	nà	nianà	anà	kan-anà^†	dinhà dirâ	nganhà ngarâ	anaa	naa	naará	nará	ingon anà	ing-anà in-anà
Remote	kadto kató	to	niadto niato	adto ato	kan-adto^†	didto	ngadto	atua	tua	tuará	turá	ingon adto ingon ato	ing-ato in-ato
^†Archaic When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences. Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial. **These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

kana

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